Related Party

6 Months Ended

Jul. 03, 2021

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party

15. Related Party

As previously disclosed, on October 18, 2015, the Company entered into the Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Oprah Winfrey, under which she would consult with the Company and participate in developing, planning, executing and enhancing the WW program and related initiatives, and provide it with services in her discretion to promote the Company and its programs, products and services for an initial term of five years (the “Initial Term”).

As previously disclosed, on December 15, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment of the Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Ms. Winfrey, pursuant to which, among other things, the Initial Term of the Strategic Collaboration Agreement was extended until April 17, 2023 (with no additional successive renewal terms) after which a second term will commence and continue through the earlier of the date of the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders or May 31, 2025. Ms. Winfrey will continue to provide the above-described services during the remainder of the Initial Term and, during the second term, will provide certain consulting and other services to the Company. In consideration of Ms. Winfrey entering into the amendment to the Strategic Collaboration Agreement and the performance of her obligations thereunder, on December 15, 2019 the Company granted Ms. Winfrey a fully vested option to purchase 3,276 shares of the Company’s common stock (the "Winfrey Amendment Option") which became exercisable on May 6, 2020, the date on which shareholder approval of such option was obtained. The amendment to the Strategic Collaboration Agreement became operative on May 6, 2020 when the Company’s shareholders approved the Winfrey Amendment Option. Based on the Black Scholes option pricing method as of May 6, 2020, the Company recorded $32,686 of compensation expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 for the Winfrey Amendment Option. The Company used a dividend yield of 0.0%, 63.68% volatility and a risk-free interest rate of 0.41%. Compensation expense was included as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses.

In addition to the Strategic Collaboration Agreement, Ms. Winfrey and her related entities provided services to the Company totaling $192 and $666 for the three and six months ended July 3, 2021, respectively, and $823 and $1,761 for the three and six months ended June 27, 2020, respectively, which services included advertising, production and related fees.

Entities related to Ms. Winfrey were reimbursed for actual costs incurred in connection with the WW Presents: Oprah’s 2020 Vision tour totaling $141 and $1,650 for the three and six months ended June 27, 2020, respectively.

The Company’s accounts payable to parties related to Ms. Winfrey at July 3, 2021 and January 2, 2021 was $0 and $76, respectively.

During the six months ended July 3, 2021, as permitted by the transfer provisions set forth in the previously disclosed Share Purchase Agreement, dated October 18, 2015, between the Company and Ms. Winfrey, as amended (the “Purchase Agreement”), and the previously disclosed Winfrey Option Agreement, dated October 18, 2015, between the Company and Ms. Winfrey (the “Initial Option Agreement”), Ms. Winfrey sold shares she purchased under such purchase agreement and exercised a portion of her stock options granted in 2015 resulting in the sale of shares issuable under such options, respectively, as follows: (i) in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, 666 purchased shares and 251 option shares and (ii) in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, 875 purchased shares and 330 option shares. 

In the second quarter of fiscal 2020, as permitted by the transfer provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement and the Initial Option Agreement, Ms. Winfrey sold 604 of the shares she purchased under such purchase agreement and exercised a portion of her stock options granted in 2015 resulting in the sale of 297 shares issuable under such options.